Tag: Settler violence

  • Arson attack on Asira village by illegal settlement of Yitzhar

    Arson attack on Asira village by illegal settlement of Yitzhar

    30th May 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Asira, Occupied Palestine At 1.30pm today, 30th May, thirty settlers from the illegal settlement of Yitzhar trespassed on to land above the village of Asira, lighting fires and throwing rocks at around seventy villagers who came to extinguish the flames and defend their village. Israeli…

  • Updated: 13 year-old boy shot at by settlers, tortured by soldiers, denied medical attention

    Updated: 13 year-old boy shot at by settlers, tortured by soldiers, denied medical attention

    19th May 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Team Nablus | Qaryut, Occupied Palestine UPDATED: The 13-year-old Qaryut boy attacked by settlers on 16 May completed an operation on his lower leg and foot on Friday and has since been released to recover at home. He also provided a full account of his attack and the…

  • 13 year-old boy shot and beaten by settlers, leg broken

    13 year-old boy shot and beaten by settlers, leg broken

    16th May 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Team Nablus | Qaryut, Occupied Palestine At about 2pm on 16 May, a 13 year-old boy was shot at and beaten by settlers; he broke bones in his leg running from the shots at him and from being beaten. After falling, the boy was threatened with his life…

  • “Nothing forbidden for them, but nothing allowed for us”

    14th May 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Qaryut, Occupied Palestine By Team Nablus Settlers from the illegal colony of Shilo set fire to land belonging to the nearby village of Qaryut. Around 25 families own land in this area. The land contained wheat crops and olive trees and is next to land previously stolen by…

  • “We don’t go to their homes throwing rocks, why do they do it to us?”

    12th May 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Jalud, Occupied Palestine By Nablus Team At about 11 PM on Sunday, May 5, about 40 illegal Israeli settlers attacked Jalud, west of Salfit, attempting to set fire to two homes with firebombs. Settler attacks on Jalud started two years ago from nearby illegal settlements of Yahyah (first…